Anchor driver
OwnerDavid C. Pruneaninventor
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Abstract
A wedge anchor driver for driving an anchor having a bolt into a surface such that a portion of the bolt is exposed, the wedge anchor driver having a flute extending between a top end and a shaft, the flute housing a plurality of cavities having a first cavity configured to fit onto a first nut, the first cavity having a first socket size; a second cavity configured to fit onto a second nut, the second cavity having a second socket size smaller than the first socket size; and a third cavity configured to receive the portion of the bolt; wherein the anchor driver shaft is lockable into a hammer drill, such that a user can drive the anchor into a corresponding hole with the hammer drill in a hammer mode, and then tighten the first nut or the second nut by switching the hammer to a drill mode.
Claims12
A wedge anchor driver for driving a wedge anchor having a bolt into an installation surface such that a portion of the bolt is exposed out of the installation surface, the wedge anchor driver comprising:
- a top end;
- an anchor driver shaft at a bottom end;
- a flute extending between the top end and the anchor driver shaft, the flute housing a plurality of cavities comprising:
- a first cavity at the top end, the first cavity being configured to fit onto a first nut of the wedge anchor, and the first cavity having a first hex socket size;
- a second cavity below the first cavity, the second cavity being configured to fit onto a second nut, the second cavity having a second hex socket size smaller than the first socket size;
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- a third cavity below the second cavity, the third cavity being configured to receive the portion of the bolt;
- a drop-in anchor attachment for driving a drop-in anchor having an expander plug, the drop-in anchor attachment having three coaxial sections comprising:
- a pin having a first diameter, the pin being insertable into the drop-in anchor to push the expander plug into the drop-in anchor;
- an attachment flute having a second diameter greater than the first diameter for creating a stop area;
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- an attachment shaft having a third diameter greater than the second diameter, wherein the attachment flute extends between the pin and the attachment shaft;
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- wherein the attachment shaft is removably associated with the first cavity such that the wedge anchor driver can be adapted to drive the drop-in anchor;
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- wherein the anchor driver shaft is configured to fit and be lockable into a hammer drill, such that after the wedge anchor driver is locked into the hammer drill, a user can drive the wedge anchor or the drop-in anchor into a corresponding hole with the hammer drill in a hammer mode, and then tighten the first nut or the second nut by switching the hammer drill from the hammer mode to a drill mode.
A wedge anchor driver for driving an anchor having a bolt into an installation surface such that a portion of the bolt is exposed out of the installation surface, the wedge anchor driver comprising:
- a top end;
- an anchor driver shaft at a bottom end;
- a flute extending between the top end and the anchor driver shaft, the flute housing a plurality of cavities comprising:
- a first cavity at the top end, the first cavity being configured to fit onto a first nut of the wedge anchor, and the first cavity having a first socket size and a first length;
- a second cavity below the first cavity, the second cavity being configured to fit onto a second nut, the second cavity having a second socket size smaller than the first socket size and a second length greater than the first length;
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- a third cavity below the second cavity, the third cavity being configured to receive the portion of the bolt;
- wherein the anchor driver shaft is configured to fit and be lockable into a hammer drill, such that after the wedge anchor driver is locked into the hammer drill, a user can drive the anchor into a corresponding hole with the hammer drill in a hammer mode, and then tighten the first nut or the second nut by switching the hammer drill from the hammer mode to a drill mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.